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  • Call for Speakers - ILTA

    As the LMA ambassador to ILTA (International Legal Technology Association) through the Strategic Alliances Committee, I am delighted to forward this "call for presenters" below. This represents a great opportunity for LMA members to shine in front of one of our key internal audiences: IT. The ILTA annual conference will be held in August in Washington, DC.

    If you are interested in being considered for any of the topic areas below, please contact:

    Kate Fontanella
    InterAction Peer Group, Vice President ILTA
    Kate.Fontanella@ropesgray.com

    Thanks,

    Mobina Panicker
    Venable LLP
    Web Project Manager
    Washington, DC
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    InterAction Peer Group is preparing for this years Peer Group webinars, teleconferences and conference in August and we are looking for speakers:

    Buy your ticket on the Bullet Train: Building an experience database. Explore the ways to capture and manage attorney experience for firms to speed their response to marketing and business development initiatives.

    Get off the "Crazy Train": Optimize your pitch and proposal process Examine best practices for pitch and proposal generation. Is it process? Is it technology? Is it user behavior? What's the right track for your firm?

    I think I can, I think I can… educating attorneys on business development, marketing and CRM. Like the little engine that could, you too can reach your goal of educating attorneys on how business development, marketing and CRM drive revenue and profitability.

    Union Station: Integrating data from disparate systems Where do your tracks converge? How do firms present data from disparate systems to their users? In this session we will analyze and demonstrate some of the available technology options.

    Club Car: Panel Discussion Join your fellow travelers in the club car for an open conversation about Marketing Technology. We will bring back the station masters from our previous stops for a roundtable discussion.

    InterAction Features/Functionality In this session, the steering committee will poll the LexisNexis InterAction staff to highlight their favorite features - features that you may not be taking advantage of.

    Web 2.0 (blogs, Twitter) As a Marketing Technologist, what do you need to know about Web 2.0? Do you know about blogs, wikis and social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and MySpace? What are the practical and ethical considerations?

    Mass e-mailing Mass e-mailing has taken the place of postal mailings. What solutions are available to you as a Marketing Technologist? What are the best practices and what issues must be considered?

    ERM Product Comparison In this extended session, three ERM vendors present their pre-recorded responses to the same set of questions regarding their product's key features. Conference will give you an opportunity to follow up with the vendors. Our September teleconference will provide a forum for open discussion between our members.

    Search Engine Optimization You googled one of your attorneys, and her bio didn't come up in the results. How come?? In this informative session, industry experts will discuss methods to optimize your web site for search engines.

    Dashboards Can you present critical firm data in an easily understood interface? In this session, we'll bring together two vendors who will show us how their products meet this increasingly important challenge.